S.S. Ilex, Canada
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Port Kirwan, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YYT (YYT), 74 km.
About S.S. Ilex
A wreck dive. It goes down to 5 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 0°C in February, its coldest month (drysuit), and 14°C in August, its warmest (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Port Kirwan, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YYT (YYT), 74 km.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 5 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
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Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
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Water about 10°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Port Kirwan, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YYT (YYT), 74 km.
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Forecast
Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.5 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 12.
The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 67, good | 0.7 m | 13 kn | 17kn |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 4 kn | 12kn |
| Tue 20Oct | 76, good | 0.4 m | 7 kn | 10kn |
| Wed 21Oct | 72, good | 0.6 m | 13 kn | 18kn |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 11 kn | 14kn |
| Fri 23Oct | 12, poor | 2.1 m | 16 kn | 24knboats in |
| Sat 24Oct | 23, poor | 1.3 m | 17 kn | 25kn |
| Sun 25Oct | 66, good | 0.8 m | 9 kn | 14kn |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 0.5 m | 11 kn | 17kn |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 0.4 m | 8 kn | 14kn |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives.
The season
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7
- Feb2of 7
- Mar3of 7
- Apr2of 7
- May5of 7
- Jun6of 7
- Jul6of 7
- Aug6of 7
- Sep4of 7
- Oct3of 7
- Nov2of 7
- Dec2of 7
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
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